Wringer



J, W. BURT Sept. 1, 1942.

WRINGER Filed July 29, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 J. W. BURT Sept. 1, 1942.

WRINGER Filed July 29, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 63 w t GL4.

I It lll' Ill lllrll alllliilblll Patented Sept. 1, 1942 UNITED STTESFHCE VVRHVGER John Woth'erspoonBurt signor, to Acme Wri Scotland, acompany Northern Ireland Glasgow, Scotland, as-

crs Limited, Glasgow, of Great Britain and 4 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in wringers.

A wringer according to the invention is equipped with a pair ofpivotally mounted board or apron members disposed at opposite sides ofthe wringer and each movable angularly between a first position in whichthe respective board or apron member is adapted to function as a clothesguide board, and a second position in which the board or apron memberextends below the usual lower roller of the wringer and is adapted tofunction as a water drain board.

The board or apron members may be operatively interconnected for jointangular movement in such wise that movement of either member into thefirst position is accompanied by movement of the other member into thesecond position, and vice versa. Alternatively, the board or apronmembers may be movable independently of one another, so that, ifdesired, both members may be retained simultaneously in the firstposition so as to serve as mangling boards.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a wringerembodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section on theline IIII of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view and Fig. 4 is a section onthe line IV-IV of Fig. 3, of a board or apron member shown detached fromthe wringer. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side view drawn to a larger scaleof one end portion of the wringer, and Fig. 6 is a fragmentary end viewalso drawn to a larger scale, looking in the direction indicated by thearrow :1: in Fig. 1.

As shown, Ill, l l denote the upper roller and the lower roller,respectively, of the wringer, journalled in end posts l2, l2". Theseposts are joined by a head rail l3 and are provided with clamps l4, Mfor attachment to a tub or other support. I5 denotes the operatingcrank-handle of the wringer.

A and B are pivotally mounted board or apron members disposed atopposite sides of the wringer and of similar construction. Forconvenience, description is given of the board member A only and thesame reference characters are applied to the board member B with theaddition of the exponent Each board member comprises a profiled metallicplate It pivotally suspended from a horizontal spindle H penetrating acurl l8 formed along the upper edge of the plate 16, said spindle beingdisposed parallel to and slightly above the level of the axis of thelower roller II, with the ends of the spindle secured in brackets l9attached by screws 20 to the respective end posts l2, l2" of the wringerframe. The spindle 5 I1 is restrained. against turning movement by beingbifurcated at eachend so as to straddle a raised part of the respectivebracket IS, the spindle being locked to the brackets by set-screws 2!.

The upper portion 22 of each board member is so outwardly and downwardlycurved from the spindle ll that, when the board member A is in theposition shown in Figs. 2 and 6, the outer surface of the upper portion22 forms a convex clothes-guiding surface curving upwardly and inwardlytowards the nip of the rollers 10, l l, while the inner surface of theupper portion 22' of the other board member B forms a concavewaterguiding surface of which the centre of curvature is located nearthe axis of the roller l l and which descends and merges into the lowerportion of said board member located directly below the roller H, seeFig. 6. The lower portion 2-3 of the board member forms a tangentialextension of the curved portion 22 and its lower edge is provided with aflange 24 which converges from the ends of the board member towards acentral outlet 25 constituted by an interruption of the flange 24. Theboard member is also provided with end flange members 26 which projectabove and below the board member, being joined to the board member bygenerous external fillet portions 21 which merge smoothly into the boardmember. By reference to Fig. 6 it will be seen that, while the boardmember A provides a convex clothesguiding surface, the board member Bprovides a concave water-guiding surface, the flanges 24' and 26'providing water-retaining means and serving to guide the water to theoutlet 25. Washers 28 strung on the spindle ll are interposed betweenthe flanges 26 and the brackets I9.

The end flanges 20 are provided at their upper ends with stop-formingfaces adapted, when the respective board member is in the position ofthe board member A in Fig. 6, to abut on the adjacent end post. The endposts may, if required, be slotted as at 29, Figs. 5 and 6, to permitentry into the end posts of projecting portions 30 on the upper ends ofthe flanges 26.

The board members are interconnected by a link 31 whereby movement ofone board member into clothes-guiding position will automatically movethe other board member into water-receiving and -discharging position.

For the purpose of holding the board members in their selected angularsettings there is provided a peg 32 adapted to penetrate a hole in theend post id" and also a hole 33 or 33' in the adjacent end flange 26 or26' of the board member.

What is claimed is:

1. In a wringer, in combination with upper and lower rollers, a pair ofindependently pivotally mounted board members of partly curved profilein cross section having convex and concave faces adjacent to their upperedges, and having, adjacent to their lower edges, plane faces tangentialto said convex and concave faces, said board members being disposed atopposite sides of the wringer and each movable angularly between a firstposition in which the convex face of the respective board member isadapted to function as a clothes-guide board, and a second position inwhich the concave face of the said board member extends below the lowerroller and is adapted to function as a water-drain, board.

2. The combination claimed in claim 1 including a link interconnectingthe board members.

3. The wringer claimed in claim 1 in which the curvature of the upperportion of each board member is such that, when a board member is in thefirst position, the outer surface of said upper portion forms a convexclothes-guiding surface curving upwardly and inwardly towards the nip ofthe rollers, and, when said board member is in the second position, theinner surface of said upper ortion forms a concave water-guiding surfaceof which the centre of curvature is located near the axis of the lowerroller and which descends and merges into the lower portion of saidboard member located directly below the lower roller.

4. The combination claimed in claim 1 in which each board membercomprises an upper curved portion and a tangential extension the loweredge of which is provided with a water-retaining flange that convergesfrom the ends of the board member towards a central water outlet consti-20 tuted by an interruption of said flange.

JOHN WOTHERSPOON BURT.

